According to a report, each year almost half ...

According to a report, each year almost half of the professional athletes retiring from competition ________ jobless or without a further schooling plan.

A. go up　　　　 B. end up

C. stay up　　 　 D. come up

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Finland is the happiest place on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report of 156 nations.

The report, released Wednesday by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranks the countries of the world based on six different categories of well-being: income, freedom, trust, life expectancy, generosity and social support. This year's report also pays special attention to the happiness of each country's immigrants.

The U.S. dropped four spots from 2017 and landed in the 18th place, and last year's winner, Norway, came in second place — followed by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland.

'' The top five countries all have almost equally high values for the six factors found to support happiness, and four of these countries—Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and now Finland — have been in first place in the six World Happiness Report rankings since the first report" in 2012, '' co-editor John Helliwell told CNN. '' In a division with such excellent teams, changes in the top spot are to be expected."

Rounding out the top 10 happiest countries was Canada in sixth place, then New Zealand, Sweden and Australia. The order of the top 10 nations changed from the 2017 list but the countries did not, according to the report. They were also 10 of the 11 top spots in the immigrant happiness category (including Mexico — 24th overall, but 10th in immigration).

'' The most striking finding of the report is the remarkable consistency between the happiness of immigrants and the locally born, '' Helliwell said in a statement. '' Although immigrants come from countries with very different levels of happiness, their reported life evaluations resemble those of other residents in their new countries. Those who move to happier countries gain, while those who move to less happy countries lose. ''

Other major world powers placed in significantly low spots on the list. Germany came in 15th, the UK was 19th — followed by Japan in 54th place, Russia in 59th and China in 86th.

The report, based on surveys completed by citizen volunteers, came just under a week before World Happiness Day on March 20, when the UN declared to recognize '' the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations inthe lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives''

1.What is the most significant finding of the report?

A.That immigrants are different from residents in the country.

B.That immigrants and locals feel the similar level of happiness.

C.That immigrants become happy when they leave the country.

D.That immigrants come from countries with different levels of happiness.

2.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Happiness is no less important than any other aspect in life.

B.People’s happiness and well-being should be considered when it comes to policy-making.

C.The happiness report came under a week before World Happiness Day.

D.What the UN declared was beneficial to all human beings.

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A.World Happiness Day. B.Happiness — forever pursuit.

C.The 2018 World Happiness Report. D.What's your happiness index?

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According to a recent report, about 15% of the people in the UK are members of gyms. But are they more likely to be fit?

A study found that gym members were 14 times more active than people who didn’t belong to any health club. Gym members did six hours more exercise a week, and this activity did make them fitter than non-gym members. They also spent less time sitting down every day than non-gym members. The results were the same for men and women.

The study included 405 people between the ages of 30 and 64, and the main characteristics of those who were gym members were the same as those who were not. ''But gym members did more training than non-gym members, '' said the lead author, Elizabeth Schroeder of the University of Illinois.

While it might seem clear that gym members exercising more are healthier than non-members, Schroeder says this has not been directly shown before. However, the study is only designed to show a tie between gym membership and more exercise. It may be that active people like to join gyms. In the study, people who exercised as much as gym members were also in good health.

You can get the same benefits wherever you exercise. This study shows a gym membership can make you do more exercise, but other research shows that exercising outside has other help. Outdoor activities can make you feel happy about life—especially if you run through a forest.

Outdoor exercise is also more enjoyable than going to the gym. The first five minutes of outdoor exercise is especially helpful in making people feel good. But Schroeder says that a gym may also encourage greater exercise because it can be social and fun.

1.What did the new study find out?

A.Gym members had healthier eating habits.

B.There were fewer women gym members than men.

C.Gym members did at least eight hours of exercise a week.

D.Gym members were more active than non-gym members.

2.In the study, researchers studied ____________________.

A.some sports lovers

B.405 gym members

C.people from different age groups

D.30 gym members and 64 non-gym members

3.Which of the following will Elizabeth Schroeder agree with?

A.Women should do more gym exercise.

B.We should be careful with outdoor training.

C.Outdoor exercise is better than gym exercise.

D.It is easier to keep exercising if you go to the gym.

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According to a recent report, about 15% of the people in the UK are members of gyms. But are they more likely to be fit?

A study found that gym members were 14 times more active than people who didn’t belong to any health club. Gym members did six hours more exercise a week, and this activity did make them fitter than non-gym members. They also spent less time sitting down every day than non-gym members. The results were the same for men and women.

The study included 405 people between the ages of 30 and 64, and the main characteristics of those who were gym members were the same as those who were not. “But gym members did more training than non-gym members,” said the lead author, Elizabeth Schroeder of the University of Illinois.

While it might seem clear that gym members exercise more and are healthier than non-members, Schroeder says this has not been directly shown before. However, the study is only designed to show a tie between gym membership and more exercise. It may be that active people like to join gyms. In the study, people who exercised as much as gym members were also in good health.

You can get the same benefits wherever you exercise. This study shows a gym membership can make you do more exercise, but other research shows that exercising outside has other help. Outdoor activity can make you feel happy about lifeespecially if you run through a forest.

Outdoor exercise is also more enjoyable than going to the gym. The first five minutes of outdoor exercise is especially helpful in making people feel good. But Schroeder says that a gym may also encourage greater exercise because it can be social and fun.

1.What did the new study find out?

A. Gym members had healthier eating habits.

B. There were fewer women gym members than men.

C. Gym members did at least eight hours of exercise a week

D. Gym members were more active than non-gym members.

2.The underlined word “benefits” has the closest meaning to “ ”.

A. help　　 B. need　　 C. advice　　 D. injury

3.Which of the following will Elizabeth Schroeder agree with?

A. Women should do more gym exercise.

B. We should be careful with outdoor training.

C. Outdoor exercise is better than gym exercise.

D. It is easier to keep exercising if you go to the gym.

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According to the British “Daily Mail” reported on May 22nd, the United States of America “Forbes” magazine recently released the 2013 annual "most powerful women list".

German Chancellor(总理，首相) Angela Merkel for three consecutive（连续的） years reelected top. There are 9 Chinese including Chinese first lady—Peng Liyuan. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff ranked second. “Bill and Melinda Gates foundation” co-chairman, Gate’s wife Mi Linda (Melinda Gates) was third. The United States first lady Michel (wife of Obama) in 2010 in the first, from 2012 second drop to fourth. Former American Secretary of state Hillary Clinton as a fifth. The queen of England fell 12,drop to fortieth. another list of British women's female writer JK Rowling, ranked ninety-third.

The list of Chinese women, including Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan, intelligent mobile phone maker HTC founder Wang Xuehong, chief executive of Chongqing Longhu real estate development limited company chairman Wu Yajun, SOHO China Ltd and co-founder Zhang Xin, the World Health Organization Director-General Chen Fengfuzhen (Margaret Chan), Huawei chairman Sun Yafang, the Li Jiacheng Foundation Director Zhou triumph, Baidu Inc chief financial officer Li Xinzhe, Sun Media Klc Holdings Ltd chairman Yang Lan.

“Forbes” magazine said, this year the list of people are political, business, media, the humanitarian field, entertainment and technology industry elite（精英）, but also some women were selected because of the huge wealth, including funds, media exposure and influence. The entertainment industry representatives include Beyonce Knowles, actress Anngelina Jolie and Lady Gaga. The list of women from 26 countries, there are 153000000 of them in Twitter "fans", 16 of them own Create Company. There are 15 new this year, including South Korean President Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠).

If you want to know more, click chinadaily.com.cn.

1.How many times has German Chancellor Angela Merkel won the first place according to the passage?

A．Once             B．Twice             C．Three times        D．four times

2.According to the passage, ______rank 93th on the list of 2013 annual "most powerful women list".

A．Peng Liyuan       B．Lady Gaga         C．JK Rowling         D．Park Geun-hye

3.Which is true according to the passage?

A．The United States first lady Michel in 2012 ranked second.

B．Peng Liyuan ranks 9th on the 2013 annual "most powerful women list".

C．Hillary Clinton is the present Secretary of state of America.

D．The great women come from sixty-two countries.

4.According to the passage, if we want to get more information ,we can _________.

A．reading a sports newspaper               B．reading a book about United Nations

C．Watch CCTV news                       D．Visit the website of China Daily.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Peng Liyuan was elected as one of the 2013 annual most powerful women

B．“Forbes” released the 2013 annual “most powerful women list”.

C．The United States first lady Michel is no longer ranks NO.1.

D．Chinese people are becoming stronger and more influential than before.

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According to recent reports, one of the rare animals, _____ crocodile, will be in danger of dying out in _____ 2020s.

A．a; /              B．the; the           C．the; /             D．/; the

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According to recent reports, one of the rare animals,_____ giant panda, is in_____ danger of dying out.

A. the;/          B. the; a         C. a; a         D. /; the

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According to a UN report，one third of the world population have no _________ to clean drinking water and health care.

A. means        B. approach        C. channel                 D. access

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According to a UN report, one third of the world population have no _________ to clean drinking water and health care.

A. means            B. approaches            C. ways                D. access

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Plastic-Eating Worms

Humans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that winds up in landfills(垃圾填埋场), and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans. So far there is no effective way to get rid of it, but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms.

Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics. The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or almost 3% of it. To confirm that the worms’ chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste(糊状物) and applied it to plastic films. 14 hours later the films had lost 13% of their mass — apparently broken down by enzymes (酶) from the worms’ stomachs. Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.

Federica Bertocchini, co-author of the study, says the worms’ ability to break down their everyday food — beeswax — also allows them to break down plastic. ＂Wax is a complex mixture, but the basic bond in polyethylene, the carbon-carbon bond, is there as well, ＂she explains, ＂The wax worm evolved a method or system to break this bond. ＂

Jennifer DeBruyn, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee, who was not involved in the study, says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene. But compared with previous studies, she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting. The next step, DeBruyn says, will be to identify the cause of the breakdown. Is it an enzyme produced by the worm itself or by its gut microbes(肠道微生物)?

Bertocchini agrees and hopes her team’s findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills. But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process — not simply ＂millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic.＂

1.What can we learn about the worms in the study?

A. They take plastics as their everyday food.

B. They are newly evolved creatures.

C. They can consume plastics.

D. They wind up in landfills.

2.According to Jennifer DeBruyn, the next step of the study is to 　　　　　　　 .

A. identify other means of the breakdown

B. find out the source of the enzyme

C. confirm the research findings

D. increase the breakdown speed

3.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might 　　　　　　　 .

A. help to raise worms

B. help make plastic bags

C. be used to clean the oceans

D. be produced in factories in future

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain a study method on worms.

B. To introduce the diet of a special worm.

C. To present a way to break down plastics.

D. To propose new means to keep eco-balance.

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